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That material with restrictions on use would fall under the "grey area" he referred to. You're essentially not given permission to download/copy it if you're go
by EnigmaFlare 2y ago
That material with restrictions on use would fall under the "grey area" he referred to. You're essentially not given permission to download/copy it if you're going to do the prohibited thing with it. But if it's just a random picture, there's an implied permission to download it and use it for yourself, since that's what it was put there for.
- yencabulator 2y agoThere is no such implied permission. You have fair use, that's it. When something has a stated license, that only increases your rights to use it; the default is nothing allowed except fair use.
- EnigmaFlare 2y agoI'm trying to say that copyright restricts copying, not using. If you publish something on the internet, you implicitly give people limited permission to copy it so their browser can download it. Once it's on their computer, they're allowed to look at it with one eye closed if they choose, or even to modify it for their personal use or set it as their desktop background.
- yencabulator 2y agoThe only reason you are allowed to modify a copyrighted image for personal use is because that's considered fair use. The fact that you found it on a website is irrelevant. Copyright literally restricts using the material. If you buy a book, you cannot sell tickets to an event where you read it out loud.